Freezing lemons helps preserve their fresh flavor and usefulness for months, making it easy to enjoy citrus year-round. Whole lemons, juice, and zest each freeze well with simple prep steps, ...

Choose your gear. A serrated knife, like a bread knife, is ideal. The small teeth on this kitchen staple act like a mini-grater, effortlessly scraping off the outer skin layer. A chef's knife or ...

Lemons are one of the few—or maybe one of two—fruits with peels as valuable as their juicy flesh. Lemon zest is one of the quickest ways you can add the essence of sunshine to your dish, but sometimes ...

Dear Heloise: I use lemons a lot for the zesty taste that they give a number of dishes. I was going to make a recipe that called for the lemon zest as well as fresh squeezed lemon juice, but my lemons ...

Although enjoying a big ol’ pitcher of lemonade is pretty much the epitome of summertime vibes, the truth is that citrus season is just getting started. Shocking, I know: It peaks smack dab in the ...

Ever flipped through a recipe that calls for lemon zest (or any citrus fruit zest, for that matter), only to realize you're missing that one specific tool? Whoever convinced us we needed a citrus ...